Today I am sharing with you a closely guarded recipe – the recipe for the brownies that I have been baking for Cloud 9 Caterers.  I have been perfecting and refining this recipe for the past year, and I think I finally have it down.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (1/2 lb) Butter
• 15 oz Bittersweet Chocolate (broken or chopped into pieces)
• 4 Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 3/4 cup Flour
• 5 oz Bittersweet Chocolate Chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Line a 9″x13″ pan with greased aluminum foil.
3. Melt the 15 oz of chocolate with the butter.  Stir until completely combined.
4. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and the brown sugar together.
5. Add the vanilla.
6. Add the melted chocolate, and continue to beat.
7. Sift in the flour.
8. Beat until all of the ingredients are combined.
9. Pour the batter into the greased pan.  You may need to use a knife or spatula to even it out.
10. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
11. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes.